Meg Bortin — The Rites of Man - with Serge Schmemann

“You’re in for a great ride of twists and turns. A novel for our time. Irresistible.” – Odile Hellier, author of Village VoicesSherry McManus, a New York photographer of musicians in concert, has been around the block in love. As she begins a relationship with Thomas G. Paine, she asks herself: Is the pursuit of happiness worth the risk? Tom, a formerly best-selling author who hasn’t published a book in seven years, is trying to get his life back on track a year after separating from his wife. Although unrelated to Tom Paine the revolutionary, he has built his career publishing novels under the titles of his famous namesake: Common Sense, The American Crisis. Sherry and Tom play a game in bed, telling stories as a prelude to sex. As he at last begins a new book, neither can imagine that their entanglement will upend both their lives and spark a national conversation about artistic legitimacy and the rights of women.Meg Bortin is an American writer based in Paris. Previous literary works include a memoir, Desperate to Be a Housewife (Mirabelle Books, 2013), and Dear Djeneba, a personal essay included in Family Wanted: Stories of Adoption (Granta Books, 2005; Random House, 2006). As a journalist she covered international affairs for 30 years. Her articles have appeared in many publications including The New York Times, which honored her with a Punch award in 2007. She also writes a cooking blog, The Everyday French Chef. Learn more at megbortin.com.Bortin is in conversation with Serge Schmemann, who joined The New York Times in 1980. He served as the editorial page editor of The International Herald Tribune in Paris from 2003 to 2013. He has been a Times correspondent and bureau chief in Moscow, Bonn and Jerusalem and at the United Nations. He served as the deputy foreign editor in New York from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Schmemann received the Pulitzer Prize in 1991 for coverage of the reunification of Germany and an Emmy in 2003 for his work on a television documentary about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He was previously a reporter with The Associated Press. He is a graduate of Harvard College and holds an M.A. from Columbia University, as well as an honorary doctorate from Middlebury College. He was born in Paris, is married and has three children.PURCHASE:https://politics-prose.com/product/rites-man-meg-bortin?v=2230209&ic_referral=UV4H06SkX-xtx2rFW8g40syEqZjkdjPbo46_wV8nXNkwM6KsKsTRY-y4Opr7GsXlXhABtzZZrfwzuwo4behzzHDlXUvdgtJAkWIjwOkS_6qKNtb2pSuTPM0aJPU3558cfFsroHw